Remote Senior Architect, Cloud & Edge Network Systems

Akamai Technologies, Inc.; Frankfort (KY); On-site; USD 169,000 - 305,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401K savings

Vacation/PTO

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Architect to design and maintain scalable, high‑reliability systems for the Connected Cloud and global network.

You will collaborate with product, engineering, and cross‑functional teams to deliver robust software architectures that meet business needs. Ideal candidates bring extensive distributed systems expertise, security design experience, and a strong background in Unix/Linux environments, with a passion for automation and reliability across

Qualifications

• 12 years experience and a Bachelor's degree in computer science, or equivalent practical experience.
• Solid experience in distributed system architecture design and implementation, with a track record of delivering scalable, reliable, and secure solutions.
• Present and support architectural and security designs and technical visions to internal cross‑functional teams.
• Experience in software development life cycle including in the Unix/Linux environment.

Responsibilities

• Working closely with product management and engineering teams to describe and design solutions aligned with Akamai's strategy and roadmap.
• Presenting and supporting architectural designs and technical visions to internal cross‑functional teams
• Defining and implementing standards for systems design, development, comprehensive testing and quality assurance practices
• Designing reliable, high‑quality, usable software that meets the needs of our business for robust, scalable, and highly available systems
• Conducting research on emerging trends and technologies related to network operations and automation

Skills

Distributed system design

Security architectures

Unix/Linux environments

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Job description

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Architect to design and maintain scalable, high‑reliability systems for the Connected Cloud and global network.

You will collaborate with product, engineering, and cross‑functional teams to deliver robust software architectures that meet business needs. Ideal candidates bring extensive distributed systems expertise, security design experience, and a strong background in Unix/Linux environments, with a passion for automation and reliability across